Word Meaning 徘徊

はいかい haikai

徘徊 is read as はいかい (haikai) and means wandering (around).

Meaning

English

  1. wandering (around)
  2. roaming
  3. loitering
  4. prowling
  5. hanging around

Reading

Kana

はいかい

Romaji

haikai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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深夜徘徊

しんやはいかい

loitering at night

Example Sentences

3

Sysko hangs around in secret pubs at night.

A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of communism.

It's not as if an emissary from outer space will have slipped into school uniform and be loitering around seeking a partner.